Griens Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Griens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Griens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1431:118,09218,619
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Griens Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Griens Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Griens is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Griens? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,300,225th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. The last name Griens is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Griens live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 143 people, or 1 in 118,092. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Limburg, where 64 percent reside, North Brabant, where 20 percent reside and South Holland, where 6 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 11 percent reside and Germany, where 5 percent reside.

Griens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Griens has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Griens last name decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Griense922/
Grens91421/
Grins91301/
Grietens86399/
Greitens86168/
Grietins8612/
Griesins862/
Grietēns861/
Griesens860/
Griggens860/
Greens83198/
Grijns8379/
Grains8366/
Greins8328/
Grenås8312/
Greans839/
Griems834/
Grense833/
Groins833/
Gruens833/
Groens832/
Grinss831/
Grinst831/
Grinns830/
Gruins830/
Grns801/
Geerens7787/
Grinsch7723/
Grennæs775/
Greensh772/
Grejans771/
Greatns771/
Greensp771/
Green's771/
Greanse770/
Greyans770/
Grainns770/
Grenz734,743/
Grims73591/
Grems73379/
Gräns73276/
Græns7329/
Grinz7328/
Grenś7313/
Grīns733/
Grenš733/
Grēns732/
Ggrns731/
Grnse730/
Greatens71163/
Groggins71133/
Grienche7130/
Greggins7114/
Griggins716/
Greatins712/
Grensche711/
Grennstt711/
Graysins710/
Grønås67532/
Greunz67160/
Greinz67113/
Gremse6796/
Grence6778/
Grinch6777/
Grimsø6744/
Gråhns6740/
Grouns6737/
Grench6735/
Grimås6724/
Graenz6722/
Gränse6720/
Grimze6720/
Greenz6719/
Greims6718/
Grönås6715/
Grimse6715/
Grænse6711/
Gruenz679/
Greams677/
Graims676/
Grince675/
Grimst672/
Grenje672/
Grenze672/
Greggians671/
Grynsz671/
Grietimsh671/
Grimss670/
Greems670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Griens
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